Very happy with this signing, very versatile, tough player.
Phil Jones to United | Transfer to Champions complete
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June 12th, 20:45
First match is on sat
Eng-Spain is on Sunday night
Video of Jones signing the united 09-10 home shirt on SSN.
Eng-Spain is on Sunday night
Video of Jones signing the united 09-10 home shirt on SSN.
Pics?
saw it on SSN stream
no pics
was during the U21 training session.
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was during the U21 training session.
From the Daily Fail. If, by some miracle, it's true then I'm impressed. I started to think footballers never turn down more money.
Well lets be fair, 50 k to play for Blackburn or 40 or whatever to play at Manchester United?
Its with all due respect not a head scratching conundrum is it?
It's also worth mentioning that long term he'll almost certainly make more at United if he does well.
A footballer doing long-term thinking? I'm more and more impressed.
You never the know, the chicken farm business is booming, could have given him a bigger contract down the line......
Yep.
Thing is, once you get into the realms of £40k p/w, the extra £10k doesn't make that much difference. He seems like a grounded lad, still living with his parents, and he's obviously had enough sense to realise that it's trophies and prestige, not money, that matter.
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In an unrelated point, I've just read that he's 19. When did the footballers I support starting being younger than me
Keano turned down more money to sign for us didnt he.
I miss keane
screenshot of jones and the united shirt. shit quality
blame the stream
I miss keane
screenshot of jones and the united shirt. shit quality
blame the stream
Told you he'd be pictured with a Utd shirt by lunchtime 
Stuart Pierce says the deal was signed by Jones before he went back to the U21's.
Pearce - Star duo focused | Manchester United News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers | Sky Sports
Pearce - Star duo focused | Manchester United News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers | Sky Sports
Sky Sports. Sunday.
SP: they've got their deals all signed, sealed and back on the training field
then the reporter asks if that means the deals are done, and he said its not his business and he wont comment on it
then the reporter asks if that means the deals are done, and he said its not his business and he wont comment on it
After this quotes from SP one could certainly assume the deal is done.
Jones booked 4 times in 26 games.
For a tough tackler and blocker in a shit team that indicates good judgement I think.
Actually Samba has 3 yellows & 1 red, in 33; and Nelson 4 yellows & 1 red in 28.
I'm sure those two used to get booked a lot more, so maybe Blackburn got a a bit wimpy last season.
For a tough tackler and blocker in a shit team that indicates good judgement I think.
Actually Samba has 3 yellows & 1 red, in 33; and Nelson 4 yellows & 1 red in 28.
I'm sure those two used to get booked a lot more, so maybe Blackburn got a a bit wimpy last season.
Problem was, he was also played in MF too so I don't think we should really use his stats to compare him with any other Defenders.
I personally think the midfield area is where you're even likelier to pick up bookings...
That's true. Scholes never got booked once at centre-half.
http://video.ak.fbcdn.net/cfs-ak-sn..._=1307799552_e05793284531a7eb65c0b62e7c19dbbd
Video of Phil signing United shirt
Video of Phil signing United shirt
of course the £500.000 he loses over a year in wages - is probably well compensated for when bonuses for winning trophies are included
In a few years, Jonesy and Smalling will become a league destroyers.
Powerful signing !
Powerful signing !
Seems impossible to find clips of him on Youtube. Just found that one of his performance against us, which is like 3 of four bits of play.
From all accounts he seems to be a very complete defender. So how quick is he?
From all accounts he seems to be a very complete defender. So how quick is he?
Looks like he's at least got some decent speed in the video of the game against United when he gets across to the ball when Rooney outpaces the others.
But he's coming in from the side isn't he? The one where he half clears half passes the ball out of play?
That could have easily been a Scunthorpe shirt. He was signing whatever the kids handed him.
Non story.
Joking right?
No. I dont see the relevence at all.
You think if the kid handed him a City shirt and said can you sign this please Phil, he'd say no because I might be moving to United?
hehe it's like when we met the release fee and there were rumors we'd throw in diouf..inspite of meeting the release clause. Don't think there's much doubt though that he's a united player pretty much now.
Why would a kid hand him a City shirt to sign? Or a Scunthorpe shirt?
Because he didn't have an autograph book like the kid next to him?
I don't know. But AFAIK, Jones didn't pick out all the kids with United shirts and sign them beacuse he's a future United player.
But you accept the logic in a kid handing a new United player a United shirt to sign, yes?
It variates, but whats the point on debating about how many yellow cards a defender/MF pick ? How good they are defensively ?
Well yes. I just dont think it's worthy of a mention, as it's nothing.
Plus, he's not a Man United player yet anyway.
As far as we know. I would be surprised if it wasn't already tied up.
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